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In this Dec. 1, 2021, photo provided by the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, rescued dog Jessie Lee is seen in Colorado Springs, Colo. The dog went missing for two weeks and was rescued from a ledge about 50 yards above a creek and is now back home. An animal control officer with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region anchored herself to a wooden fence and rappelled down to the dog, who immediately wagged her tail and crawled towards the officer during the Dec. 1 rescue, the humane society said Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, on Facebook.

Colorado dog missing 2 weeks rescued from ledge

In this Dec. 1, 2021, photo provided by the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region, rescued dog Jessie Lee is seen in Colorado Springs, Colo. The dog went missing for two weeks and was rescued from a ledge about 50 yards above a creek and is now back home. An animal control officer with the Humane Society of the Pikes Peak Region anchored herself to a wooden fence and rappelled down to the dog, who immediately wagged her tail and crawled towards the officer during the Dec. 1 rescue, the humane society said Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, on Facebook.

December 17, 2021, 6:03am Life

A dog missing for two weeks in Colorado was rescued from a ledge about 50 yards above a creek and is now back home. Read story

The city of Los Angeles is considering hiring an equestrian expert to assess the well-being of the horses used at the Griffith Park Pony Rides.

Pony rides at LA park under fire

The city of Los Angeles is considering hiring an equestrian expert to assess the well-being of the horses used at the Griffith Park Pony Rides.

December 17, 2021, 6:03am Life

An animal rights group has accused the city of Los Angeles of ignoring animal welfare laws at the Griffith Park Pony Rides, claiming that horses at the facility are overworked and calling for a citywide ban on commercial pony rides. Read story

Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences junior Karime Beltran spends time with a calf named Biscuit in the school's barn on Dec. 2. (E.

Chicago farm marks 175th year

Chicago High School for Agricultural Sciences junior Karime Beltran spends time with a calf named Biscuit in the school's barn on Dec. 2. (E.

December 17, 2021, 6:02am Life

Some 40 years ago, the historian for the Mount Greenwood Chamber of Commerce led a movement to save Chicago’s last farm. Read story

Melati, Woodland Park Zoo’s oldest orangutan, dies while recovering from surgery

December 16, 2021, 10:18am Northwest

A nearly 50-year-old old female orangutan who was known for her inquisitiveness and easygoing nature died while recovering from a surgical procedure, according to Woodland Park Zoo. Read story

A titmouse dines at a feeder.

Birders, pick favorite perch for annual counts

A titmouse dines at a feeder.

December 14, 2021, 6:02am Clark County Life

Christmas Day, that celebration of miraculous birth, used to be the occasion of a massive, annual slaughter of avian life in America. According to Audubon, the world’s premiere bird conservation organization, 19th century hunters enjoyed marking the holiday by dividing into local teams and competing to see how many birds… Read story

All-day alligator hunting proposed in Florida. The price? Rotting carcasses, irritated tour operators

December 12, 2021, 1:02pm Nation & World

Florida has 24-hour restaurants and 24-hour gyms. Why not 24-hour alligator hunting? Read story

St. Louis Zoo says gun rights activist should pay its legal bills

December 12, 2021, 9:56am Nation & World

The St. Louis Zoo appears to have succeeded in officially becoming a “gun-free zone,” but its yearslong legal fight with a gun rights activist isn’t yet over. Read story

Lights and other holiday decorations fill the yard outside Susie's Country Inn for Dogs and Cats on Northeast 159th Street near Brush Prairie.

Holiday fun goes to the cats and dogs near Brush Prairie

Lights and other holiday decorations fill the yard outside Susie's Country Inn for Dogs and Cats on Northeast 159th Street near Brush Prairie.

December 12, 2021, 6:02am Business

Like everything at Susie’s Country Inn for Dogs and Cats near Brush Prairie, the holiday decorations are over the top. Read story

Air Force veteran Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez and her service dog, Lisa, shop for food at a grocery store.

Service dogs support veterans with PTSD

Air Force veteran Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez and her service dog, Lisa, shop for food at a grocery store.

December 10, 2021, 6:08am Life

It was supper time in the Whittier, Calif., home of Air Force veteran Danyelle Clark-Gutierrez, and eagerly awaiting a bowl of kibble and canned dog food was Lisa, a 3-year-old yellow Labrador retriever. Read story

In this photo provided by the Mississippi Aquarium, one of 40 cold-stunned Kemp's ridley turtles is seen that the facility is caring for. The turtles arrived in Gulfport on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021.

Cold-stunned turtles get help

In this photo provided by the Mississippi Aquarium, one of 40 cold-stunned Kemp's ridley turtles is seen that the facility is caring for. The turtles arrived in Gulfport on Friday, Dec. 3, 2021.

December 10, 2021, 6:07am Life

Forty endangered sea turtles that were injured when the water off Massachusetts cooled down so quickly that they couldn’t swim away are being nursed back to health at the Mississippi Aquarium, flown there by a volunteer pilot group known as Turtles Fly Too. Read story